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05/20/2013
Cowlitz Fish Report for May 20
Last
week Tacoma Power recovered 456 spring
Chinook adults, 51 jacks, 52 winter-run
steelhead and 18 summer-run steelhead
during five days of operations at the
Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
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05/16/2013
Public meeting on Cowlitz River fisheries, hatcheries May 29 in Centralia
The
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) and Tacoma Power are
hosting a public meeting regarding
Cowlitz River fisheries and hatchery
programs May 29 in Centralia.
The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Centralia College in Washington Hall Room 103, at Washington Ave. and Pear St.
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The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Centralia College in Washington Hall Room 103, at Washington Ave. and Pear St.
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05/02/2013
Anglers enjoy lowland lakes opener
OLYMPIA
- Despite cool and windy weather in many
parts of the state, anglers had a lot of
success reeling in large trout on opening
day of this year's lowland lakes fishing
season.
Based on creel checks conducted at 98 lakes around the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) estimates that anglers caught an average of 4.6 trout on opening day, April 27.
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Based on creel checks conducted at 98 lakes around the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) estimates that anglers caught an average of 4.6 trout on opening day, April 27.
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05/02/2013
WDFW Southwest Washington Weekender Report for May
Fishing: Thousands
of spring chinook salmon are moving up
the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam each
day, setting the stage for a succession
of upriver fisheries on the mainstem
Columbia River and its tributaries.
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04/23/2013
Ban on barbed hooks expands; includes Cowlitz
OLYMPIA
- Starting May 1, anglers fishing for
salmon or steelhead on the Columbia
River and most of its tributaries
downstream from Chief Joseph Dam will
be required to use barbless hooks.
The new regulations, adopted today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), expand on a similar rule currently in effect on the stretch of the Columbia River that constitutes the border between Washington and Oregon.
The new rules extend the ban on barbed hooks another 250 miles upriver on the Columbia River and to dozens of its tributaries, including the Cowlitz, White Salmon, Klickitat, Snake, Yakimaand Okanogan rivers.
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The new regulations, adopted today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), expand on a similar rule currently in effect on the stretch of the Columbia River that constitutes the border between Washington and Oregon.
The new rules extend the ban on barbed hooks another 250 miles upriver on the Columbia River and to dozens of its tributaries, including the Cowlitz, White Salmon, Klickitat, Snake, Yakimaand Okanogan rivers.
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03/30/2012
Cowlitz fisheries plans & actions summarized in utility presentation
Tacoma
Power’s Natural Resources section staff on
March 28, 2012 presented an overview about
Cowlitz River Project fisheries plans and
actions to members of the utility’s board.
The presentation covered
• Cowlitz Project Overview
• Cowlitz License Summary
• Downstream Fish Collection Background & Update
• Upstream Fish Passage & the Cowlitz Restoration & Recovery Fund
• Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan – Monitoring & Evaluation
• Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Visitors Center Celebration Event
Click here to see the links for viewing the slides which give a good summary of the presentation.
• Cowlitz Project Overview
• Cowlitz License Summary
• Downstream Fish Collection Background & Update
• Upstream Fish Passage & the Cowlitz Restoration & Recovery Fund
• Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan – Monitoring & Evaluation
• Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Visitors Center Celebration Event
Click here to see the links for viewing the slides which give a good summary of the presentation.